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Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)

- melantha (Fabricius, 1775)
- hesperus (Fabricius, 1793)
- meleagrina (Staudinger, 1886)
- bicolor (Ungemach, 1932)
- icarus (Stoneham, 1965)
- meleafris (Cramer, [1775])

Adult morphologyWingspan31
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)951
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)424
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
GUI:
Centered on the Guinea Savannah, extending into farmbush in the forest zone
GUI
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Annonaceae
    - Annona
  • Combretaceae
    - Combretum
    - Terminalia
  • Verbenaceae
    - Tectona

  • Annonaceae
    - Annona
  • Combretaceae
    - Combretum
    - Terminalia
  • Verbenaceae
    - Tectona

Hamanumida daedalus
Photographer: Gerard Bergsma
Hamanumida daedalus
Photographer: Gerard Bergsma

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011